Storm Gathering: The Penn Family and the American Revolution [Paperback]

Lorett Treese (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2002

Based on Penn Family papers, this book tells the story of William Penn's heirs and their precarious ownership of Pennsylvania in the eighteenth century. Focusing on Thomas and John Penn, the last two proprietors, the author recounts the various struggles they faced with the Paxton Boys and the Indians on the frontier, Benjamin Franklin's drive for the establishment of a royal colony in the legislature, and finally the growing rift between the colonists and Britain, which would lead to the Revolution and the divestment of Penn family power in Pennsylvania.

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About the Author

Lorett Treese is a historian and an archivist at the library at Bryn Mawr College. She lives in Paoli, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1 edition (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811730697
• ISBN-13: 978-0811730693
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,281,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical & biographical view of the Penn family, July 30, 1999

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This review is from: The Storm Gathering: The Penn Family and the American Revolution (Hardcover)

This is a detailed historical and biographical view of the Penn family and the ever changing political scene in the early 18th century until the beginning of the American Revolution. Readers familiar with Philadelphia, the surrounding counties and beyond will recognize many of the mentioned geographical sites. This is enjoyable and easy reading for lovers of American History.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Penns: 1763-1789, September 16, 2005

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This review is from: Storm Gathering: The Penn Family and the American Revolution (Paperback)

About the Penn family and the difficulties it had as the last proprietors before the Revolution. Many of their struggles took place on the vast Pennsylvania frontier, from illegal settlement beyond the mountains as set by Indian treaties, to the threat of the Paxton Boys, to the dispute with Virginia over the Western border. There was also internal conflict within the family itself that caused problems. Treese stays focused on the Penn family, even when a natural tendency to branch out into related concerns presents itself. She is not a great stylist, but the book is well written and informative.